Denis Calincov

Denis Calincov
Personal information
Full name Denis Calincov
Date of birth 15 September 1985 (1985-09-15) (age 26)
Place of birth Chişinău, Soviet Union
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club CSKA Chişinău
Youth career
Zimbru Chişinău
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Zimbru Chişinău 5 (1)
2002–2005 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2004 Heerenveen (loan) 2 (0)
2005–2006 Heracles Almelo 14 (2)
2006–2009 Cambuur 24 (0)
2009 Academia Chişinău 7 (0)
2009–2010 Khazar Lankaran 25 (5)
2010- CSKA Chişinău 9 (3)
National team
2003– Moldova 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2010

Denis Calincov (born 15 September 1985 in Chişinău) is a Moldovan football striker who is currently playing for CSCA–Rapid Chişinău. Previously he played for Moldovan club Zimbru and R.S.C. Anderlecht. He has played international matches for Moldova.

Club career

Calincov joined Anderlecht on a three-year deal at the age of 16 from CSF Zimbru Chisinau in his homeland. A combination of injuries and form frustrated his attempts to make a first-team appearance at Anderlecht. In 2004 the left winger joined Dutch UEFA Cup entrants SC Heerenveen making only two appearances for the club. He was then signed for the 2005 campaign by Heracles Almelo. He was injured for almost a year, after tearing a muscle in his abdomen.

Later followed a two year stay by SC Cambuur without any success. He returned to his home country, Moldova to play for Academia UTM Chişinău.

In Summer 2009, he signed for Azerbaijani club, Khazar Lankaran.

International career

Calincov attracted the attention of several major clubs across Europe at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Denmark. Moldova lost all three games in the tournament, but Calincov scored five goals. He has also been capped at U19, U21 and senior level.

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